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Justin Bieber’s mother pleads with fans over sexually explicit messages


Justin Bieber's mother wants his fans to stop telling her that he makes them "horny".
Pattie Mallette - who has over 3.24 million followers on Twitter - has pleaded with his loyal army of followers, known as Beliebers, to stop sending sexually explicit messages to her on the social networking site as they make her feel uncomfortable.
She wrote: "Dear Sweet Beliebers, Please stop telling me my son makes you horny. It's NOT something a mom wants to hear. Love Mom #ThingsYouDontTellMom. (sic)"
However, Pattie is more than happy to continue to support his young fans and loves it when they refer to her as "mum".
The 39 year old offered some words of wisdom to the 'Boyfriend' singer's admirers last month, telling them to always "let out" their emotions and never bottle up their feelings.
She tweeted: "Leave it in the past they say, but you have to feel it to heal it & grieve it to leave it. #DontStuffYourPain #LetItOut #ScreamIfYouHaveTo
"When you stuff your pain it stays inside like poison even after years. Let it out you will feel so much better. #TearsAreLiquidPrayers (sic)"
After receiving grateful replies from numerous Beliebers, Pattie added: "I love it when you guys call me mom. I love you too!!! Hugs. (sic)"

Cheryl Cole’s marriage not yet official


Cheryl Cole's marriage has not yet been made official.
The 31-year-old star revealed she had tied the knot to her French boyfriend Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini during a secret ceremony on the Caribbean island of Mustique last week, but it's now been claimed that the marriage has not yet been registered.
Officials at the Caribbean births, marriages and deaths department in Kingstown reportedly don't understand why JB has listed so many names on the marriage certificate as it reads, "Jean-Bernard Justin Antoine Aime Bastien Thierry".
A clerk from the office told The Sun newspaper that they're waiting to hear from the couple, saying: "We need to know the spelling of his names before we can process the documents and register the marriage."
Meanwhile, the part-time pastor who oversaw the ceremony - Devon R Ollivierre - has now revealed he had no idea Cheryl was famous and claimed he wouldn't have gone ahead with the nuptials if he'd known about her previous marriage to former England soccer star Ashley Cole.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "I came to understand she was a singer but I didn't know who she was. She just told me she wanted something modest."
He added: "If I had the time I would question you regarding your divorce. But I didn't meet them before."

Kim Kardashian on strawberry diet


Kim Kardashian is reportedly on a strawberry only diet.
The 'Keeping up with the Kardashians' star is said to be trying out yet another fad diet, which requires her to eat nothing but strawberries for each meal of the day.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "She's giving it a go a few days of the week.
"She has strawberries for breakfast and lunch and strawberry smoothie snacks inbetween."
In addition to only taking part in the diet for a number of days out of each week, she's also allowed to have a cheat meal every now and again and reportedly plans to indulge in alcoholic treats.
The source continued: "She [Kim] joked that it's OK to have champagne and strawberries in the evening."
However, the 33-year-old beauty - who has 12-month-old daughter North with husband Kanye West - is not the first celebrity to limit herself to the fruit.
Victoria Beckham was criticised for her minimal diet while accompanying her former soccer star husband David Beckham to Portugal for the UEFA Euro tournament in 2004.
One of the other soccer players' wives said at the time: "She just eats strawberries and turns away all the great breakfasts and salads everyone else tucks into. Most days she has only one meal and that is strawberries.
"Sometimes she just sits there drinking mineral water while we all tuck in. It's a bit strange."

Tim McGraw slapped female fan during gig?


Tim McGraw reportedly slapped a female fan during a concert on Sunday night (13.07.14).
The 47-year-old country singer, who has daughters Gracie, 17, Maggie, 15, and Audrey, 12, with wife Faith Hill, was captured on video striking the fan after she slapped him twice while he was performing his track 'Truck Yeah' at Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood in Atlanta.
But the star claims he only "instinctively swatted" her, as he feared she was going to rip his jeans off him.
A spokesperson for Tim told gossip website TMZ.com: "Tim was singing out in the audience and someone firmly grabbed onto his leg and wouldn't let go as he was moving through the crowd.
"He instinctively swatted to try to keep them from ripping his jeans (which they succeeded at doing!), and so he could get to more fans who could slap hands with him before the end of the show."
Tim recently opened up about his battle to get sober and admitted he only curbed his wild ways in 2008 when he realised he could "lose everything."
He said: "When your wife tells you it's gone too far, that's a big wake-up call. That, and realising you're gonna lose everything you have. Not monetarily, not career-wise, but family-wise.
"It got to the point where my kids were getting older, and it was way past the point that they noticed it. And I noticed that they noticed. That's enough to straighten you out... I drank too much. I partied too much. And did other things too much. Chemically. No needles or that kind of stuff, but... use your imagination."

Jason Biggs apologises for ‘insensitive’ joke


Jason Biggs has apologised for making an "insensitive and ill-timed" joke about Malaysian Airlines.
The 'Orange Is The New Black' actor sparked outrage when he wrote on Twitter, "Anyone wanna buy my Malaysian Airlines frequent flier miles?" shortly after news broke that a commercial plane carrying 295 passengers was shot down by a missile over the Ukraine on Thursday (07.17.14).
The 36-year-old star initially defended himself, saying he was merely a believer of the idea that laughter is the best medicine, after being inundated with abuse from his followers.
But soon afterwards he deleted the original post and tweeted: "Hey all- ok, so- I am deleting my previous tweets. People were offended, and that was not my intent. Sorry to those of you that were.
"This is obviously a horrible tragedy, and everyone-including myself- is sad and angry about it. Sending positive thoughts to the victims and their families."
The former 'American Pie' star added: "P.S. No one is making me send these tweets- I simply understand that my comments might have come off as insensitive and ill-timed. For that, I apologise."
This isn't the first time the actor has caused controversy online.
He was previously criticized for the posting the following tweet after 'The Bachelorette' contestant Eric Hill died in an accident earlier this year: "Crazy rule change--instead of voting off the contestants, this season #TheBachelorette gets to kill them off."

Scott Disick hospitalised for alcohol poisoning?


Scott Disick was allegedly hospitalised for alcohol poisoning last month.
The 31-year-old reality TV star, whose girlfriend Kourtney Kardashian is pregnant with their third child, reportedly decided to quit drinking after a visit to the emergency room at Southampton Hospital in New York.
A source told gossip website TMZ.com that the 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star initially thought he had been drugged when he could barely speak after a night of "binge drinking" in the Hamptons on June 22 so decided to seek medical care.
But after admitting the star and running a number of different tests, Scott's doctors are said to have told him his system was poisoned with alcohol, inspiring him to ditch his wild ways.
A source recently insisted Scott, who was devastated after his mother, Bonnie, died in October and his father, Jeffrey, passed away less than three months later in early January, wants to get his relationship with Kourtney, with whom he already has son Mason, four, and daughter Penelope, two, back on track after she kicked him out of their home last month because she was fed up of his hard-partying ways.
The former restaurateur is reportedly receiving counselling from Pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr., who officiated Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's wedding in Florence, Italy, in May, and hasn't had a drink since the incident.

Jennifer Aniston says Justin Theroux is ‘so beautiful’


Jennifer Aniston thinks Justin Theroux is "so beautiful."
The 45-year-old actress, who has been engaged to 'The Leftovers' star for almost two years, says he gets better looking "every year."
The 'We're the Millers' star told Women's Wear Daily magazine at a party to toast his new cover of Details magazine in New York City on Tuesday night (15.07.14): "He's just so beautiful and handsome to me. I love that his eyeballs are so beautifully captured because those eyes just knock me out every day. He just gets better every year."
Jennifer is also very proud of the 42-year-old actor, whose acting career is garnering more attention recently.
She said: "I commend him for his courage. This is not normal for him. He's so graceful and utterly kind and golden."
She added: "He's just like a lost gem in the sand, and he's just always been there and been brilliant, and now this is just in a different light."
The blonde beauty's best pal Courteney Cox also gushed about Jennifer's fiancé, whom she was previously rumoured to have a frosty relationship with, at the bash.
The 50-year-old actress, who is engaged to Johnny McDaid, said he is "so handsome and cool."

Liv Tyler ‘distracted’ by co-star’s body


Liv Tyler gets "distracted" by Justin Theroux's body.
The 'Leftovers' actress admits she couldn't take her eyes off her co-star, who is engaged to Jennifer Aniston, when she saw photographs of him filming an anatomically revealing scene for a TV movie in Queens, New York City in June 2013, in which he was clearly running in sweatpants without any underwear on.
The 37-year-old beauty told 'Watch What Happens Live!': "There was this scene where he was jogging and there was quite a large bulge in his sweatpants and it was all over."
She added: "I get distracted when I watch the pilot [of 'The Leftovers,] definitely. I'm like, 'Can't help but look there.' But I've never noticed the bulge other times."
Justin previously gushed about his love of working out.
He said: "I like to work out in the afternoon, around three or four. I just don't like to wake up and sweat. I'd rather have a cup of coffee.
"In New York I used to just be more active. I'd always ride my bike everywhere or skateboard everywhere, walk, whatever. Then I started going to the gym."
The actor, 42, got engaged to former 'Friends' star Jennifer, 45, on his birthday in August 2012, but he recently hinted they are in no rush to get married, as they are still enjoying their engagement.

Kanye West does ‘excellent’ community service


Kanye West has received a glowing review for his community service.
The 'New Slaves' rapper, who struck a plea deal in March over allegations he launched an unprovoked attack on photographer Daniel Ramos last summer and agreed to teach fashion students at Los Angeles' Trade Technical College, has completed 30 of his 250 required hours of service at the school, where he has impressed his supervisor with "an excellent display of work."
A judge and the 37-year-old star's lawyer were informed during a court hearing on Thursday (17.07.14) that he is also "performing excellently" in his court ordered anger management classes, of which he has completed 10 of his 24 sessions to date, according to gossip website TMZ.com.
Kanye - who has 13-month-old daughter North with wife Kim Kardashian - escaped misdemeanour charges of battery against the paparazzo by striking the deal with prosecutors.
Under the agreement, he is only able to maintain his innocence legally if he abides by the terms of his probation for two years, completes 250 hours of community service and 24 sessions of anger management.
Last month, the rapper spoke to graduating students at the fashion college about the business of fashion and his personal experience with the industry.

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